Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacy technician looking to develop their career in a hospital pharmacy setting.
The successful candidate will lead our team of technicians, adapting and enhancing technician roles to reflect the changing needs of the patients and the clinical pharmacy service, as well as managing the day to day workload at ward level within the Cardiovascular pharmacy service.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join the Cardiovascular pharmacy leadership team and contribute to strategies to develop and enhance service provision. You will be responsible for providing and ensuring a safe, efficient and accurate ward-based pharmacy technician service is delivered to across the Cardiovascular directorate.
See JD and PS for further details.
About us
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced, committed and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable competencies in hospital pharmacy practice, leadership/management, excellent communication skills and a demonstrable commitment to patient care and experience.
You should be a highly organised, supportive and motivated team player with the ability to prioritise appropriately, and manage and deliver medicines optimisation projects.
Most importantly you must uphold and demonstrate the Trust values and have a passion for delivering the best quality care for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced, committed and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician with demonstrable competencies in hospital pharmacy practice, leadership/management, excellent communication skills and a demonstrable commitment to patient care and experience.
You should be a highly organised, supportive and motivated team player with the ability to prioritise appropriately, and manage and deliver medicines optimisation projects.
Most importantly you must uphold and demonstrate the Trust values and have a passion for delivering the best quality care for our patients.
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Certificate
- BTEC / NVQ Level 3 Certified Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Passport to management or another managerial course.
Core experience
Essential
- Demonstration competence of pharmacy practice skills and knowledge
- Previous experience of delivering ward pharmacy technician services, including medicines reconciliation to a specialist clinical area
- Post qualification work in a team leader or operational management capacity
- Previous experience of delivering induction and competency-based training
- Previous experience of project work/audit/change management
Desirable
- Previous experience of managing ward pharmacy technician services, including medicines reconciliation to Cardiovascular patients
- Previous experience of managing ward pharmacy technician services to a specialist clinical area
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated ability of operational management
- Demonstrated ability to select and recruit staff
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems
- Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in a clear, precise, and appropriate manner
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative, whilst supervising and leading a team
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency-based training assessment
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
- Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
- Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English to overcome barriers to understanding
- Demonstrated IT skills including: oEmail oWord processing oSpreadsheets oAccurate data entry oUnderstanding of financial instructions as indicated in the job description
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the context of hospital pharmacy and the NHS
- Mandatory professional CPD as defined by General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to write procedures or SOP's
- Demonstrated ability to manage performance
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Certificate
- BTEC / NVQ Level 3 Certified Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
- Passport to management or another managerial course.
Core experience
Essential
- Demonstration competence of pharmacy practice skills and knowledge
- Previous experience of delivering ward pharmacy technician services, including medicines reconciliation to a specialist clinical area
- Post qualification work in a team leader or operational management capacity
- Previous experience of delivering induction and competency-based training
- Previous experience of project work/audit/change management
Desirable
- Previous experience of managing ward pharmacy technician services, including medicines reconciliation to Cardiovascular patients
- Previous experience of managing ward pharmacy technician services to a specialist clinical area
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated ability of operational management
- Demonstrated ability to select and recruit staff
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems
- Communicates with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in a clear, precise, and appropriate manner
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks using own initiative, whilst supervising and leading a team
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency-based training assessment
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
- Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others
- Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex and sensitive information effectively using clear written and spoken English to overcome barriers to understanding
- Demonstrated IT skills including: oEmail oWord processing oSpreadsheets oAccurate data entry oUnderstanding of financial instructions as indicated in the job description
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the context of hospital pharmacy and the NHS
- Mandatory professional CPD as defined by General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Demonstrated ability to write procedures or SOP's
- Demonstrated ability to manage performance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
